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Circulation Of Core Collection Monographs In An Academic Medical Library., Cynthia M. Schmidt, N. L. Eckerman
Circulation Of Core Collection Monographs In An Academic Medical Library., Cynthia M. Schmidt, N. L. Eckerman
Journal Articles: Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library
Academic medical librarians responsible for monograph acquisition face a challenging task. From the plethora of medical monographs published each year, academic medical librarians must select those most useful to their patrons. Unfortunately, none of the selection tools available to medical librarians are specifically intended to assist academic librarians with medical monograph selection. The few short core collection lists that are available are intended for use in the small hospital or internal medicine department library. As these are the only selection tools available, however, many academic medical librarians spend considerable time reviewing these collection lists and place heavy emphasis on the …